Packaging Digest

2
Sep

Pharmaceutical Packaging Scores Badly for Senior Usefulness

Do you agree with the grades packaging gets for not meeting the needs of senior citizens? Click “Comment” below to, you know, comment. …

2
Sep

Pressurized Keg Keeps Open Beer Fresh for 30 Days

With many bars and restaurants still shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the new 5-liter Joseph Keg lets beer drinkers enjoy draft beer at home. …

2
Sep

Recycled PET Plastic Thriving in Packaging

In a period when plastics and plastic packaging are increasingly unpopular, rPET is flourishing in applications from bottles to tubes to cartons. …

1
Sep

US Plastics Pact Articulates Tailored Approach to Circularity

While the U.S. Plastics Pact follows the ambitious precedents set by the existing global Plastics Pact network, it's tailored to meet the unique needs and challenges of the US market. …

31
Aug

7 Things to Consider When Using a Medical Device Contract Packager

While economics often factor into the decision to enlist a contract packager, there are several other aspects medical device companies must consider. …

27
Aug

A Beverage First: Wellness Shots Bottled in Biodegradable PET

So Good So You brand introduces biodegradable plastic bottles made of PET that are also recyclable. …

27
Aug

Colorfully Unique Special Effects for Plastic Packaging

Penn Color’s penneffex packaging variations for PET packaging engage consumers using matte, brushed metal, frost, metallic, luster, and bubble finishes. …

25
Aug

Safe, No-Contact Robot Easily Handles Order Fulfillment

More end users are exploring and setting up automated direct-to-consumer ecommerce operations. …

24
Aug

Plastic Can-Rings Make Bid to Enter Circular Economy

Plastic can-rings supplier Hi-Cone announced the launch of the RingRecycleMe program in partnership with recycling technology company Avangard Innovative to put can rings in a recycled production loop and keep them out of landfills and the environment. …

20
Aug

In-the-Field Packaging Stories: My First Plant Visit

Several decades of in-plant visits began at a Borden snacks plant in the heartland of America around 1985. …